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Traditional knowledge
About: Traditional knowledge is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10825 publications have been published within this topic receiving 202790 citations. The topic is also known as: indigenous knowledge & indigenous knowledge system.
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01 Sep 2020
TL;DR: The EC H2020 Projects INTAROS and CAPARDUS as discussed by the authors were funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCLM) with a grant number of 727890, 869673 and 727891, respectively.
Abstract: Anglia Ruskin University; EC H2020 Projects INTAROS and CAPARDUS. Grant Numbers: 727890, 869673;
Nordic Council of Ministers
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01 Jan 1999
TL;DR: In this article, a novell attempt to document, set priorities and determine the availability of tree species used for traditional healing in Shinyanga, region of Tanzania was made, which is an initial step towards domesticating medicinal trees that are still looked upon as products of the wilderness.
Abstract: This report is about a novell attempt to document, set priorities and determine the availability of tree species used for traditional healing in Shinyanga, region of Tanzania. It is an initial step towards domesticating medicinal trees that are still looked upon as products of the wilderness. The study is part of the concerted efforts by ICRAF to domesticate high-value trees in several countries in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Participatory rural appraisal tools were used to identify and rank the medicinal trees with each respondent. Information was also gathered on the propagation and other uses of the identified trees. The report concludes with an outline for priority research areas identified for domestication work.
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TL;DR: In this article, a case from Yunnan, Southwest China, in which indigenous knowledge has been integrated into the development of an agroforestry model with non-timber forest products for the Sloping Land Conservation Programme (SLCP) by using a participatory technology development (PTD) approach.
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TL;DR: The richness of plant diversity in any area, is not evaluated merely by the number of species occurring there, but by the intensity of associations and dependence of the indigenous communities on that plant wealth.
Abstract: Different human societies have different biodiversity around them; there is diversity in their food habits, ailments, occupations, daily routine, social customs, needs, and notions about natural phenomena. They have different domestic animals, and consequently, different veterinary diseases to manage. These circumstances have given rise to very diverse experiences among indigenous societies about plant wealth around them. Over generations, this has made very rich additions to the interrelationships between man and plant wealth around him. Faith, tradition, taboos and several such associations with forests and particular plant species have helped in conservation of plant diversity. The richness of plant diversity in any area, is not evaluated merely by the number of species occurring there, but by the intensity of associations and dependence of the indigenous communities on that plant wealth. Respect for this indigenous knowledge, and relationship helps in conservation.
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